Out for blood

The Lane Bloodmobile where donors go in to get blood extracted for donation. About 70 - 75 students donated blood, which accounts for 225 lives saved, according to Jim Lytle, the driver of the Lane Bloodmobile for five and a half years. The donated blood is distributed to all PeaceHealth hospitals in Oregon and 90 hospitals throughout the Pacific Northwest. The Bloodmobile will be visiting the Riverbend Annex on Friday and the Wesley Center on Sunday this weekend.

The Lane Bloodmobile where donors go in to get blood extracted for donation. About 70 – 75 students donated blood, which accounts for 225 lives saved, according to Jim Lytle, the driver of the Lane Bloodmobile for five and a half years. The donated blood is distributed to all PeaceHealth hospitals in Oregon and 90 hospitals throughout the Pacific Northwest. The Bloodmobile will be visiting the Riverbend Annex on Friday and the Wesley Center on Sunday this weekend.

Lane Blood Center mascot Buddy poses for the camera during his break from waving down potential student donors. About 70 – 75 students donated during the week the blood drive event was held, which accounts for 225 lives saved, according to Jim Lytle, the driver of the Lane Bloodmobile for five and a half years. The blood drive event took place from Jan. 26 – 28 at Lane.

Phlebotomist Marla Blanco extracts blood from first year Architecture and Design major Christopher Smith. extracting his blood on the bloodmobile. About 70 – 75 people donated blood for the week, according to Jim Lytle, the Lane Bloodmobile driver or five and a half years, which will be sent to all PeaceHealth hospitals in Oregon and 90 hospitals in the Pacific Northwest. The blood drive event took place from Jan. 26 – 28 at Lane.

The inside of the Lane Bloodmobile where student donors go in to donate blood, which gets sent to all PeaceHealth hospitals in Oregon and 90 hospitals in the Pacific Northwest. Lane Blood Center merged with Bloodworks back in 2014, according to Jim Lytle, the Lane Bloodmobile driver for five and a half years. Lytle drives the Bloodmobile all over the county, down as far as Medford, to gather blood donations from schools, towns and businesses. The blood drive event took place from Jan. 26 – 28 at Lane.

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